Spur



Oct. 11, 1932. oos 1,882,059

SPUR

Filed 001;. 2'7, 1951 IN VEN TOR ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 11, 1932 FBANCISH. BOOS, OF SGHOFIELD BARRACKS, TERRITORY OF HAWAII QSPUR Application filed October 27, 1931. Serial No. 571,302.

(GRANTED UNDER THE ACT OF MARCH 3, 1883, AS AMENDED APRIL 30, 1928; 370 0. G. 757) This invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to me of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to that class of devices known as spurs of the usual Ushaped form which are employed on the boots or feet of equestrians for governing horses, and

the primaryobject thereof is to provide the projecting ends of the spur with loops comprising fastening straps which are adapted to go under and over. the boot or feet of the equestrian to be easily and quickly attached to and removed from the spur when it is clesired to clean the same or for otherpurposes.

Another object of my invention is to pr0 vide the free ends of the usual U-shaped spur with loops formed of strands which are so disposed with respect to each other that fastening straps detachably connected thereto, are caused to engage the boot of an equestrian in a comfortable and convenient manner and hold the spur in a neat and horizontal position thereon.

The slide-through type of attaching the fastening straps to the spurs, at present employed, sometimes allows the spur to fall off the heel of the boot, thereby causing the governing means for the horse to come in contact with the ground which is a great annoyance to equestrians, especially to fastidious military men. The knob or button type of attachment now on the market for fastening spur straps to the spur, are disagreeable to the users thereof, due to the projecting metal knobs thereon catching on each other while walking. To insure that the spurs which are now employed keep their proper position 0 on the boot, it is often necessary that the spur be strapped on so tightly that great pain and swelling of the instep results.

It is, therefore, the aim and purpose of this invention to provide a spur with means for permitting fastening straps for the spur to be easily and quickly detached or connected thereto and to hold the spur in a neat and horizontal position on the boot or feet of the user thereof, either with or without spur stirrups.

With the above and other objects and advantages 11'1 vlew, theinvention specifically consistsof features of construction, arrange Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a spur 6d applied to the conventional equestrian boot employing my invention.

Figure 2 isa perspective view of the spur and fastening means therefor removed from the boot, and

Figure 3 is a perspective View of a 100 on one of the projecting ends of the spur provided with'my improved means for detachably connecting fastening straps thereto. I

In carrying out my invention, I employ a spur generally indicated by 1 having arms 2 forming a su stantially U-shaped body portion 3, with a rearwardly extending heel 4 on the back thereof, to provide means for governing the horseby the equestrian.

The free ends of the arms 2 are provided with loops 5, which are formed by a plurality of strands 6, 7, 8 and 9. The strand 6 of each loop 5, is disposed at right angles'to the arms 2, while the lower strand 7, is in extension or in line with the arms 2 and at right angles to the strand 6. The strand 9 is disposed at an obtuse angle to the strand 6 and at right angles to the strand 8.

The strand 7 is adapted to guide the strap 10 and itsdepending portion to form fastening means for the spur 1, which, due to the arrangement of the strand 7 with respect to the arms 2, causethe fastening means 10 to liesubstantially at right angles to the arms 2 of the spur 1. The fastening strap 10 is adapted to fit closely up underneath the boot 11 and flat against the shank thereof, directly in front of the heel 12.

The strand 8 of each loop 5, is disposed at an acute angle to the strand'7, and conse-' quently to the arms 2, thus insuring the fastening means 13, preferably .a strap which is connected. thereto, to lie at an obtuse angle distinguish like parts on the boot or feet of the equestrian.

The fasteningstraps 10. and 11 are pro vided with looped ends 14 and 15, which may be made by turning the said ends 1% and 1 5 back against themselves and bysecuring the same together by any suitable means such as threads 16. v r I v In order to detachably connect the fastening straps 1-0 and 13 to the loops 5, a slot '17 is provided in one of the strands of-the loops 5, preferably in strand 8 thereof as shown in Figurefi of the drawing, The looped ends 14 and 15 are made of suficientsize to allow insertion thereof through the slots 17.

The slots 17 are only wide enough to allow a single loop 14 or 15, of one of the fastening straps 10 or '13, to be' inserted or removed therethrough, or they may be made wide enough to allow both of the looped ends 14: and 15 of the strapsto be inserted or removed together therethrough. i ,It is also noted by this construction and arrangement, both constrictive and counterconstrictive adjustments can bemade by any suitable meanssuch as the buckle 18, while the fastening straps 10 and 13' are in place on the boot. g

It will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel, simple and efiicient spur which is well adapted for all the purposes designated. Even though I have herein shown and described my device as comprising certain structural elements, it is nevertheless to be understood that changes may be-made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention'which broadly. comprises a spur having a fU-shaped body portion, arms projecting therefrom, a loop on the free ends of each of said arms, said loops formed of a plurality of integrally'connected strands, the lower strand of said loop extending away from and in alignment with the said arms, another of said strands disposed at an acute angle to said lower strand, and means on the said loops for detachably connecting fastening straps to saidstrands, said means com prising an inserting slot. a

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and wish to'secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A spur comprising a yoke terminating in strap "receiving means at the forward ends, said strap receiving means comprising portions extending directly down at right angles to said yoke thence extending'forward again at right angles to said last mentioned portions and then extending atshort distance at an acute angle to the last named portions to in strap receiving means at the forward ends,

said strap receiving means comprising a portion extending longitudinally from said yoke, thence extending upwardly and rearwardly at an acute angle from said last mentioned portion, one of said strap receiving means having a portion cut-away to form an opening whereby straps for. the spur may be detachably connected to the strap receiving means and be held'in position-thereon in such ama'nner with respect to each other that one of the straps is held in a verticalposition below the said yoke and adapted to fit under the shank of a boot of an equestrian, and another thereof inan inclined direction over the instep of the boot. r 3. A spurcomprising a yoke terminating in strap receiving means at the forwardends,

right angles to said last mentioned portion and thence extending upwardly and rear,-

ardly at an acute anglefrom'the last men-- tioned portion into a portion at an obtuse angle'to said yoke, the saidportion extending at an acute angle having a portion thereof cut-awayto form an opening whereby straps for the spur may be detachabl-y conneoted to the strap receiving means and-be held in position thereon in such a manner with respect to each other that one of the straps is 'held in a vertical position below the said yoke and adapted to fitv under the shank of a-boot of an equestrian and another thereof in an inclined direction over thefim step of the boot. 1 i

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